Section 22A: Online grooming, solicitation and cyber enticement

1[22A. Online grooming, solicitation and cyber enticement.— Whoever intentionally creates or takes steps towards creating a relationship of trust with a minor through the use of an information system or device or any other similar means of communication with the intent to facilitate, solicit or commit sexual abuse of a minor or to share, facilitate or solicit sexual content or produce sexual abuse material with a minor, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years and not less than five years with fine which may extend to ten million rupees but not less than five hundred thousand rupees.

Effective date: 2016-08-18

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